RKC Drive Belt adjustment way out?
#1
03-14-2007, 08:00 PM
RKC Drive Belt adjustment way out?
Hi All,
Started my 1000 mile service today and checked the drive belt (on the jiffy stand, 10 psi in the rear shocks and using the H-D tool at 10 pounds of force) to find I have 7/8" free play from rest to max deflection. Supposed to be 3/8 - 7/16". Has anyone else had a belt so far out?Other than that, all the bolts were tight, not a trace of any kind of fluid leak, tire pressure good, hadn't used a drop of oil, and other than the engine running a little better than day one, everything else was premo! I'm happy.
Dave
Started my 1000 mile service today and checked the drive belt (on the jiffy stand, 10 psi in the rear shocks and using the H-D tool at 10 pounds of force) to find I have 7/8" free play from rest to max deflection. Supposed to be 3/8 - 7/16". Has anyone else had a belt so far out?Other than that, all the bolts were tight, not a trace of any kind of fluid leak, tire pressure good, hadn't used a drop of oil, and other than the engine running a little better than day one, everything else was premo! I'm happy.
Dave
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03-14-2007, 09:18 PM
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03-15-2007, 01:16 AM
RE: RKC Drive Belt adjustment way out?
ORIGINAL: Dave_E
Hi All,
Started my 1000 mile service today and checked the drive belt (on the jiffy stand, 10 psi in the rear shocks and using the H-D tool at 10 pounds of force) to find I have 7/8" free play from rest to max deflection. Supposed to be 3/8 - 7/16". Has anyone else had a belt so far out?Other than that, all the bolts were tight, not a trace of any kind of fluid leak, tire pressure good, hadn't used a drop of oil, and other than the engine running a little better than day one, everything else was premo! I'm happy.
Dave
Hi All,
Started my 1000 mile service today and checked the drive belt (on the jiffy stand, 10 psi in the rear shocks and using the H-D tool at 10 pounds of force) to find I have 7/8" free play from rest to max deflection. Supposed to be 3/8 - 7/16". Has anyone else had a belt so far out?Other than that, all the bolts were tight, not a trace of any kind of fluid leak, tire pressure good, hadn't used a drop of oil, and other than the engine running a little better than day one, everything else was premo! I'm happy.
Dave
#6
03-15-2007, 02:00 PM
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RE: RKC Drive Belt adjustment way out?
Rotate the wheel - tension changes a bit depending on wheel angle - go for the tight area and use that for your final tension setting. Different mechanics have different philosophies when it comes to drive belt tension. I personally go by the book and hope I'm not too hard on the bearing.
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03-15-2007, 02:58 PM
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#8
03-15-2007, 06:00 PM
RE: RKC Drive Belt adjustment way out?
ORIGINAL: suicide441
I did it by the book and had terrible noises coming from the rear end. I backed it off to about 1/2-5/8 and it seems to run better. Mine was at about 1" so who really knows.
I did it by the book and had terrible noises coming from the rear end. I backed it off to about 1/2-5/8 and it seems to run better. Mine was at about 1" so who really knows.
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